Just traded in my 2017 Road Glide for a 2019 Tri Glide Ultra. Any words of advice or wisdom?:

 

Have fun and ride safe.

 

Remember to go wide around obstacles and road side ditches. Otherwise congrads on the new Tri Glide and post a picture when you find time.

 

Congrats on the new ride! The extra rear width as been mentioned. Don't put your feet down at stops!! Stay in your comfort zone and you will get the hang of it. When turning, pull with your inside arm & push with your outside arm. Also press down with your outside foot. All this gives you more leverage on the handlebars & helps eliminate that seat slide feeling to the outside, since you are not leaning into turns anymore. The same foot push will help your passenger also. Ride safe & have a ball!

 

Parking the trike will take some planning. I try to minimize the use of the electric reverse motor. If the spot has an incline, use it to your advantage. If there is an upslope, pull in head first. When ready to leave, let gravity be your reverse gear. If in a large parking lot, pull through a parking spot so you can just drive away, not needing to reverse out. And yes, no more worries about putting feet down at a stop.

 

Take your time getting used to it. You can also use your knee against the tank for leverage. Don't put your feet down, you will. When you sit on it hold out your hands to the sides, that's how wide you are now. Watch for the posts around gas pumps and the like. Have fun.

 

First congrats, you're going to have a lot of fun!

Having said that, it definitely does NOT handle anything like a two-wheeler, so don't be surprised. Do you have any experience with a quad or a snowmobile? More similar to those. It'll feel funny, you may even think you're about to die in the first five miles or so, but it does get better and keeps getting better.

Point the front wheel where you want to go - that's the biggest thing I can add from what the guys have said above.

That and besides some great folks to ask questions here, the Advanced Search function really makes things nice, you can look for any topic and narrow the results down to just this section.

Here's a fairly recent thread on that very subject ans has some good links" https://www.hdforums.com/forum/tri-g...questions.html

Good luck! Pace yourself. Have fun!

 

I'm new to the "trike scene" also (1400 miles so far) and the biggest issue for me so far is remembering to ride in the center of my lane.
After decades of riding "left-of-center" taking the entire lane makes me feel like a road hog!

Talking with a friend this week who also went to a trike last year and we agreed that it takes a lot more physical effort to steer a trike than it does a bike!

I haven't taken a trip on my trike yet so I'm reserving final judgement.

 

Congratulation.

 

Probably will take a little time to get used to the ride, but eventually like the rest of us...you will most likely fall in love with it. Congrats and enjoy your new ride